ANC Foundation Scholarship Recipients

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Technical Students Receive NCCER Cards While in High School

FALL 2015: Col. J.M. Crane Memorial Scholarship: Brandon Akers, Kathryn Ashley; Ange-

la Wren DiCicco Memorial Scholarship: Katelyn Watkins; Marvel B. Dicker-

son/ANC Recruitment Grant: Stephanie McCoy; Lindsey Ohlendorf Fairley

Scholarship: Caitlyn Hill; Dr. Eldon Fairley and Dr. John Williams Scholar-

ship: Pamela Ford, Katelyn Watkins; Cecil H. Scholarship: Taylor Bailey; The

Hospital Gift Shoppe Auxiliary Scholarship: Tyler Taylor; Hoskins-Whitener

Scholarship: Ethyl Morris; Paul C. Hughes Scholarship: Angela Shoup; Martha

Ann Moore Memorial Scholarship: Stephanie McCoy; Nelson Nursing Schol-

arship: Samantha French; Newcomb Memorial Scholarship: Kirsten Adcock;

Pay It Forward Scholarship: Aerial Emmons, Troy Jenkins, Taylor McCoy, Megan

McGinnis, Elizabeth Parks; Dana Rousell Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Bailey;

Sims Family Memorial Scholarship: Kaylynn Razor; Wayne Taylor Memorial

Scholarship: Justice Aguilar, Cidnie Brooks, Kala Duffel, Heather Hollis, Taylen

Smith; Temple Israel Scholarship: Alexis Johnson, Hanna Wells, Stephen Wil-

banks; THANK YOU RNs Scholarship: Tessa Fulling, Madison Gifford; George

Moore Trimue and Nancy McCauley Trimue Scholarship: Jimmy Aldridge, Courtney Baker, Christopher Bebout, Yakonda Black, Octavia Bright-Webb, Schnell

Britman, Monique Brown, Sharvae Clay, Jacob Collier, Emily Cook, Braxton Cross,

Makayla Culler, Anglee Davison, Flavia Duncan, Dena Estell, Dalton Faulkner, Billy

Lane Finley, Chelsea Galbraith, Thomas Garey, Jacob Gonzalez, Austin Griffin, Bailee

Griffin, Hannah Hearyman, Allison Hinson, Demira Hister, Cody Hogan, Vivian Hon-

orable, Carisha Jackson, Endre Jefferson, Alexis Johnson, Beverly Johnson, Vanessa

Johnson, Jason Jones, Kara Jones, Margarita Marquez, Thomas Mason, Patricia

McClung, Yvonne McLaurin, Shontnae McLean, Amanda Moresco, Evelynn Olivares,

Morgan Owens, Amber Pate, Leigh Ann Pentecost, Nikki Rucker, Audrianna Scott,

Haley Simmons, Tamia Stitts, Brittany Stockton, Rhonda Stovall, Cynthia Tate, Ali

Thomas, Ta’shune Vance, Megan Ward, Jellisa Whitfield, Stephen Wilbanks,

Dominique Williams, Lisa Williams, Willie Williams, Nadine Wright, Hannah Yost;

Yamato-Kogyo Scholarship: Britt Austin, Angela Biby, Emily Burke, Paige Camer-

on, Mickie Cline, Ceara Collins, Kyler Davidson, Shelley Davidson, Kristin Drope, Christian Durham, Shana Edwards, Blake Eveland, Ericka George, Dei’jha Harper,

Callie Hines, Lakeshia Hulum, Amanda Klipfel, April Long, Trevor Mafnas, Tammy

Massey, Alison McDaniel, Chelsea Nichols, Kayla Pierce, Rondreka Ricks, Marsha

Sargent, Taz Shipley, Kimberly Swaim, Roscina Taylor, Jessica Terrett, Scott Town-

send, Teneeshia Vance, Felicia Vaughn (Pierce), Hanna Wells, Ashlyn Wilburn, There-

sa Wiley.

The ANC Technical Center is proud to announce its first two stu-

dents to receive NCCER cards—Wesley Easley and Taylor Spence,

both of Rivercrest High School. Wesley Easley is a 2015 graduate of

Rivercrest High School who attended Welding classes at the Tech-

nical Center as a high school student, and is now a Welding major at ANC. Taylor Spence is currently a high school senior attending

Welding classes at the Technical Center. Through the Technical Cen-

ter’s concurrent credit program, Taylor will have completed a Certifi-

cate of Proficiency in Welding at no cost to him by the time he gradu-

ates in May of 2016.

The National Center for Construction Education and Research

(NCCER) is a not-for-profit education foundation established in 1995 by the world’s largest and most progressive construction companies

and national construction associations. It was founded to address the

severe workforce shortage facing the industry and develop a standard-

ized training process and curricula. Today,

NCCER is supported by hundreds of leading

construction and maintenance companies,

manufacturers, and national associations.

The ANC Technical Center became a

NCCER Accredited Training Center in the

Spring of 2015 after comprehensive training

and a technical visit. Training programs must be delivered by an NCCER Accredited Train-

ing Sponsor in order to offer students

NCCER credentials. Students who enroll in

the ANC Technical Center’s Welding cours-

es, both secondary and post-secondary, are

eligible to receive the accreditation, which

provide them with industry-recognized cre-

dentials and assure national portability of

skills. Additionally, their credentials will be

tracked in the NCCER’s National Registry,

which provides transcripts, certificates, and wallet cards to individuals who have success-

fully completed the NCCER curriculum.

For more information on the ANC Tech-

nical Center’s programs of study, concurrent

credit offerings, ANC’s Welding program, or

the NCCER, please contact Michelle Bennett

at 870-780-1200.

(L-R) William Pelts (Welding Instructor), Sherri Bennett (Vice President for Advancement),

Students Wesley Easley, and Taylor Spence.

Eileen Hagan O’Neal Scholarship

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The Thank You RNs Scholarship

“We make a living by what we get, but we

make a life by what we give.”

— Winston Churchill

The concept of paying it forward is simple—

someone does something good for you, and you do

something good for someone else. Last summer,

Sallye Russell came very close to dying. After 90

days in ICU (most of that time in a coma-like state),

Sallye Russell began her long road to recovery. The

registered nurses in charge of Mrs. Russell’s care

were wonderful. They celebrated birthdays together,

treated her like family, and declared that she would not die on their watch! Sallye Russell will never

forget the dedicated, professional, and loving care

that helped her survive. They have become family to

her. In the true selfless nature of paying it forward,

Sallye Russell and her husband, David, have estab-

lished a scholarship to help others pursue a career in

nursing. The Thank You RNs Scholarship provides

up to $500 each to two full-time ANC nursing stu-

dents each semester. The funds can be used toward

tuition, books, fees, and/or any nursing expense.

David and Sallye would like to encourage others who have experienced such thoughtful care, to “pay

it forward” and assist future nurses with their educa-

tional experience.

A new scholarship has been established with Arkansas Northeastern College that will be available

to graduates of Armorel High School. The Eileen Hagan O’Neal Scholarship has been created

through a generous donation by Ms. O’Neal and will be available in the future. The scholarship was

established in honor and memory of Ms. O’Neal’s parents and grandparents. The Hagans were early

settlers in the Huffman community, having made their home in that area in the early 1900s. They held a strong belief in the importance of education, and Ms. O’Neal was the first graduate of Armorel

High School where she was valedictorian. She has established this scholarship to assist local students

in earning a college education. This is an endowed scholarship and anyone wishing to learn more

about it or to contribute to this fund can do so by contacting Rachel Gifford at Arkansas Northeastern

College at 870-838-2902.

David and Sallye Russell are pictured with Thank You RNs Scholarship recipients Tessa Fulling

(left) and Madison Gifford (right).

Eileen Hagan O’Neal

ANC Career Pathways Initiative Wins Award At the 27th annual Arkansas Community Colleges

“Mission Possible” Conference, the Arkansas Depart-

ment of Higher Education Career Pathways Initiative

(CPI) presented the 2014-15 Outstanding Annual Insti-

tutional Performance Award to the Arkansas Northeast-ern College Career Pathways Initiative. The annual

performance measures were based upon enrollment of

new current TEA participants, attainments of certifi-

cates and degrees, completers, and student employment.

Arkansas Department of Higher Education Career Path-

ways Director, Dr. Karon Rosa, presented the award to

ANC CPI Director, Pauline Linam-Parks. Dr. Rosa

said, “Pauline is the type of director who thinks any-

thing is possible and does it with passion.”

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Pictured receiving the award for the FY grant in the amount of $604,683.91 was(BACK L-

R) Wes Pillow, ANC CPI Instructor/Advisor; Debra Lyles-Benedict, ANC CPI Advisor

(FRONT L-R) Sherri Bennett, ANC Vice President for Advancement; Dr. James

Shemwell, ANC President; Pauline Linam-Parks, ANC CPI Director; Dr. Karon Rosa,

ADHE CPI Program Director; and Lisa Fuller, ADHE CPI Program Specialist.

Arkansas Northeastern College’s Secondary-

Technical Center has added a new program offering for

area high school students. The Aviation Maintenance

program at the Tech Center is in its first full year of

operation. After completing safety orientation training, students started the year off by traveling back and forth

to ANC’s ACME Center in Blytheville, where they

began working on a Cessna 152 training aircraft. The

Cessna was loaned by the post-secondary Aviation pro-

gram and will be used to study aviation math and phys-

ics, basic electricity, use of precision measuring equip-

ment, basic non-destructive inspection techniques, and

materials and processes. These subjects are part of the

general curriculum requirements for the Airframe and

Powerplant Technical Certification. In addition, Avia-

tion courses can be taken for college credit at no cost to

Technical Center students, and courses count towards all of ANC’s Aviation certificates and degrees.

The Cessna aircraft was recently relocated to the

Tech Center campus, where students will enjoy the

unique and hands-on experience of learning their trade

on an actual aircraft.

Aviation Maintenance Program Takes Flight at Tech Center

ANC Tech Center’s Aviation Maintenance Instructor Brian

Dennis with Aviation students Blaine Richardson, Joseph Hud-

son, Justin Bratton, Brandon Rowland, and Landen Stutts.

Ray Named New Vice-President for Administration

Arkansas Northeastern College welcomes Don Ray as the new Vice-

President for Administration. A native of Blytheville, Ray began his career in

1992 as a field auditor for the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit. He

served as City Treasurer and CFO for the City of Jonesboro and Finance Di-

rector for the city of Blytheville. Ray is a li-

censed Certified Public

Accountant with a B.S. in

Accounting from Lyon

College and MBA from

Arkansas State University.

As the owner of a CPA

firm, Ray focused primari-

ly on government and not-

for-profit agencies. He

served as an adjunct facul-

ty member at Black River Technical College, Three

Rivers Community Col-

lege, and the University of

Arkansas. Ray was a full-

time faculty member at

Arkansas Northeastern

College for six years, Ar-

kansas State University for

three years, and the Uni-

versity of Missouri for four

years. Don Ray and his wife, Jennifer have two

children—Laden and

Braxton. Don Ray

Vice-President for Administration

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The ANC Concert Singers, Chamber Chorale, Treble Chorale, Community Choir, and Community Chamber Choir and Arkansas State University’s A-State Con-

cert Choir, and University-Community Singers along with the Gosnell High School Chorus and University of Memphis Orchestra members joined their talents for

the G.F. Handel’s ’Messiah’ concerts. Concerts were held November 8th at First Baptist Church Blytheville, AR and November 9th at the

A-State Fowler Center in Jonesboro, AR.

Celebrate Love ANC Style

The Arkansas Northeastern College Division of Arts and Sciences presented the production “Celebrate Love ANC Style” on November 13th and 15th in the

Adams/Vines Recital Hall. The variety show was directed by Michael Fisher with Gianluca Strazzullo as accompanist.

ANC and A-State Choirs Present Handel’s Messiah

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Over 700 high school students from nine area high schools attended the ArkAcrao College Fair at Arkansas Northeastern College on

Thursday, October 29th. All ANC Departments were represented along with 35 other colleges and universities.

ANC College Application Campaign

On Wednesday, October 28th, students at Blytheville High School met with Career Coaches and other Arkansas Northeastern College staff

to complete college applications. Students had the opportunity to participate in “Minute to Win It” games that were college related. Teachers,

administration, and other staff were asked to wear their alumni college attire.

Participating school personnel were encouraged to drop by during their lunch break to visit with students and share their own college expe-riences and were photographed with the banner which read “The Tassel is Worth the Hassel.”

On Friday, October 30th, Osceola High School participated in the Arkansas Northeastern College Application Campaign. Arkansas North-

eastern College Career Coaches and ANC Student Services staff set up during lunch shifts to help seniors complete college applications to

both ANC and other Arkansas colleges. A total of 37 students participated in the ACAC event, however 24 other had previously completed

applications prior to the event.

Over 700 Students Attend the ArkAcrao College Fair

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On Monday, September 14th, twenty-seven (six person) teams gathered at the Blytheville Country Club for the 25th Annual Yamato

Kogyo/ANC Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament. The weather was absolutely perfect for a great day of golf for a great cause.

This tournament is an international event that brings people from Japan and from all across the United States to Blytheville to play the

beautiful course, meet with customers and friends, and enjoy both a sushi bar and hamburger buffet. Mr. Hiroyuki Inoue, President of the Yamato Kogyo Company, presented ANC President Dr. James Shemwell and members of the Foundation Board of Governors and College

Board of Trustees with a check for $20,000 at the close of the tournament.

To date, the proceeds from this event have totaled approximately $470,000. The generous support of the Yamato Kogyo Company has

provided more than 500 Arkansas Northeastern College students with scholarships for their college expenses. Yamato Kogyo, Ltd. estab-

lished the Yamato Kogyo Scholarship in 1991 at Arkansas Northeastern College.

Yamato Kogyo sponsors the tournament as a way to show appreciation to the community and in support of increased educational opportu-

nities for its citizens. ANC faculty, staff and students wish to thank the Yamato Kogyo Company, the many tee-box sponsors, and each par-

ticipant of this tournament for supporting this event.

First Flight

1st Place: Chris Ross, Wes Fowler, Robby Minyard,

Jack Fowler, Derrick Rhodes, Rocky

Rhodes

2nd Place: David Burnett, Bill Sullivan, Jo Bob

Denton, Jeff Lynch, Mike Wey, Travis

Turner

3rd Place: Mitch Stierwalt, Tony Hawkins, Leyton

Clark, Steve Anderson

Second Flight

1st Place: Takafumi Yoshida, Masanobu Kobayashi,

Dr. Robin Myers, Tim Myers, Shinji Ono,

Tetsuro Mishima

2nd Place: Mike Jaques, Henry Robak, Lendall Yeater

Jay Gee, Mike Bruce, Phil Gebhardt

3rd Place: Bob Logan, Lynn Burks, John Hicks,

Zack Wilson, Jim Goodman, Warren

Matthews

WINNERS

25th Annual Yamato Kogyo/ANC Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament

(L-R) Gaylon Rogers, Bill Sullivan, David Burnett, John Logan, Tetsuro Mashima, Dr. James Shemwell, Lewis Walters, Mr. Hiroyuki Inoue

Championship Flight

1st Place: Matt Smith, Greg Reece, Jason Austin,

Mike Catlett, Lewis Walters, Perry Dixon

2nd Place: Tony Emmert, Justin Woolsey, John

Madison, Bobby Allard, Chris Armstrong,

Stephen Southard

3rd Place: Tad Inami, Joseph Reardon, Bubba Michael,

Brad Kiefner, Billy Keedy, Kevin Eades